A HALF - EMPTY BASKET
Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
"I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he said.
"But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man asked.
"I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples."
小题1:Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because | A．his farm belonged to the rich man | B．he liked the rich man | | C．he was poor | D．the rich man’s children liked apples |
小题2:What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?| A．They jumped and jumped. | B．They played. | | C．They ate some of the apples. | D．They ran away. |
小题3:The monkeys left the basket because | A．they had thrown apples on the ground | | B．the farmer had politely asked them to get off | | C．they were afraid of the hat | | D．the farmer was angry wit h them |
小题4:How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He felt .| A．pleased | B．unhappy | C．excited | D．moved |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B |
试题解析：本文是一篇文章介绍了一个佃户给地主送苹果的小故事
小题1:C。细节理解题C 细节题。根据第一句his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man说明他是富人的佃户，送东西给地主是应该的，故C正确。
小题2:D。细节理解题。 细节题。根据3,4行They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground.说明D正确。故选D。
小题3:D。细节题。根据4,5行The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house说明D正确。
小题4:B推理题。根据倒数第二行“But why have you brought a half-empty basket?” the rich man asked.原来说带来一篮子的苹果，现在只剩下一半了，故地主应该是很不开心，故D正确。 |
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If you ask me when I became a mom, I can tell you that the day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later when I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself. I us from the home that wasn’t really a home at all.
That day, my daughter and I were sitting in our home having a quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand the full glass of milk by her plate. As I watched the white tablecloth and painted white wall become dark brown, I looked at her small face. It was filled with , knowing what the outcome of the event would have meant in her father’s a week before. When I saw that look on her face and looked at the running down the wall, I simply started . I am sure she thought I was , but then she must have realized that I was thinking, “It’s a good thing your isn’t here!” She started laughing with me, and we laughed until we . These were tears of joy and and were the first of many tears that we cried together. That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.
That was the day I really became a mom. I that being a mom isn’t only going to ballet, and attending every school concert. It isn’t keeping a(n) house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn’t thatthings are always normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilt milk.
| 小题1: | | A．protected | B．removed | C．separated | D．prevented |
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| 小题2: | | A．new | B．old | C．beautiful | D．cold |
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| 小题3: | | A．went over | B．picked up | C．took on | D．knocked over |
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| 小题4: | | A．firmly | B．carelessly | C．slowly | D．freshly |
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| 小题5: | | A．pleasure | B．fear | C．pain | D．smile |
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| 小题6: | | A．absence | B．patience | C．presence | D．arrival |
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| 小题7: | | A．jam | B．juice | C．milk | D．water |
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| 小题8: | | A．laughing | B．shouting | C．scolding | D．praying |
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| 小题9: | | A．sad | B．excited | C．sick | D．crazy |
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| 小题10: | | A．friend | B．father | C．grandma | D．brother |
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| 小题11: | | A．cried | B．fainted | C．slept | D．stopped |
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| 小题12: | | A．bravery | B．horror | C．surprise | D．peace |
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| 小题13: | | A．questioned | B．discovered | C．wondered | D．remembered |
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| 小题14: | | A．splendid | B．messy | C．spotless | D．lifeless |
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| 小题15: | | A．describing | B．pretending | C．creating | D．meaning |
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A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer office of Harvard’s president．But they were by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours，the secretary took no notice of them， that the couple would finally become and go away．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president，though unwillingly．
A few minutes later，the president walked towards the couple with a face．The lady told him，“We had a son that Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was happy here．But about a year ago，he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to a memorial（纪念物）to him，somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn’t moved ．Instead，he was shocked．“Madam,” he said，“we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and ．If we did，this place would look like a cemetory,” “Oh，no,” the lady explained quickly “We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a building to Harvard．”The president rolled his eyes and at the couple and then exclaimed，“A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? We have spent over $7 500 000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was ，because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly，“Is that all it costs to start a university? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．Since their offer was turned down，Mr．and Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their ，a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about．
| 小题1: | | A．watched | B．interviewed | C．followed | D．stopped |
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| 小题2: | | A．finding | B．hoping | C．realizing | D．imagining |
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| 小题3: | | A．disappointed | B．surprised | C．worried | D．troubled |
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| 小题4: | | A．cold | B．funny | C．pleasant | D．sad |
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| 小题5: | | A．visited | B．attended | C．studied | D．served |
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| 小题6: | | A．set about | B．take over | C．take down | D．set up |
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| 小题7: | | A．died | B．encouraged | C．killed | D．fought |
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| 小题8: | | A．laughed | B．shouted | C．called | D．glanced |
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| 小题9: | | A．bored | B．pleased | C．interested | D．astonished |
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| 小题10: | | A．picture | B．character | C．name | D．sign |
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One day，some of the girls in our neighborhood started acting a bit strangely towards me．They talking to me．After a day or so of this，I finally what was going on．I"d said something to a（n） girl the night before that she didn"t like．I"d had a few that night, and like everyone I sometimes say things that severer than I mean them to．
Anyway，it seemed that the girl had told many of her friends，and now they were all at me．They found a great to think of all the other supposed“crimes”I"d committed over the past year． they"d all really liked me before, suddenly they I was a really bad guy．
This was a difficult problem．I to get along well with these people and I liked them all．I didn"t want them to me because of something stupid I"d said when I was drunk．It didn"t much whether they or I was wrong．All I wanted was things to be to normal again．
So I wrote the popular girl a note saying：“I"m sorry if I hurt your feelings．I didn"t mean to”．And that was it．The problem was solved． ．the girls who were angry with me now liked me than ever．They felt I"d done something in admitting I was wrong and apologizing．
Learn how and when to ．Often，the pride and stubbornness you hold onto by refusing to back down isn"t worth the of a lasting argument．An apology can for healing a difficult situation．And often, people will think better of you for it．
| 小题1: | | A．began | B．continued | C．avoided | D．regretted |
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| 小题2: | | A．found out | B．picked out | C．gave out | D．spoke out |
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| 小题3: | | A．special | B．popular | C．familiar | D．ordinary |
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| 小题4: | | A．quarrels | B．comments | C．problems | D．drinks |
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| 小题5: | | A．look | B．sound | C．feel | D．appear |
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| 小题6: | | A．surprised | B．angry | C．excited | D．amazed |
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| 小题7: | | A．right | B．opportunity | C．space | D．need |
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| 小题8: | | A．As | B．Since | C．As if | D．While |
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| 小题9: | | A．convinced | B．admitted | C．decided | D．promised |
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| 小题10: | | A．happened | B．used | C．prepared | D．agreed |
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| 小题11: | | A．forget | B．forgive | C．hate | D．respect |
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| 小题12: | | A．matter | B．change | C．care | D．explain |
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| 小题13: | | A．around | B．up | C．about | D．back |
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| 小题14: | | A．simply | B．generally | C．regularly | D．gently |
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| 小题15: | | A．At first | B．In fact | C．At least | D．As usual |
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| 小题16: | | A．rather | B．worse | C．less | D．better |
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| 小题17: | | A．doubtful | B．interesting | C．brave | D．shameful |
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| 小题18: | | A．cheer | B．forgive | C．worry | D．apologize |
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| 小题19: | | A．effort | B．price | C．result | D．cause |
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| 小题20: | | A．permit | B．fail | C．work | D．Last |
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Barefoot and dirty，the girl just sat and watched the people go by．She never tried to speak．Many people passed，but never did one person stop．
The next day I decided to go back to the park，curious to see if the little girl would still be there．Right in the very spot as she was yesterday，she sat with the saddest look in her eyes．
Today I was to make my own move and walk over to the little girl．As we all know，a park full of strange people is not a place for young children to play alone．
As I began walking towards her，I could see the back of the little girl’s dress indicated a deformity（畸形）．I smiled to let her know it was okay，I was there to help，to talk．I sat down beside her and opened with a simple “Hello”．I smiled and she shyly smiled back．We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely empty．I asked the girl why she was so sad．The little girl looked at me and with a sad face said，“Because I’m different．”
I immediately said “That you are!” and smiled．The little girl acted even sadder．She said，“I know．” She looked at me and smiled．Slowly she stood to her feet，and said，“Really?”
“Yes，dear，you’re like a little guardian angel sent to watch over all those people walking by．” She nodded her head “yes” and smiled，and with that she spread her wings and said with a twinkle in her eye，“I am．I’m your guardian angel．”
I was speechless，sure I was seeing things．She said，“For once you thought of someone other than yourself，my job here is done．”
Immediately I stood to my feet and said，“Wait，so why did no one stop to help an angel!?” She looked at me and smiled，“You’re the only one who could see me，and you believe it in your heart．”…and she was gone．
And with that my life changed dramatically．So，when you think you’re all you have，remember，your angel is always watching over you．Mine is!
小题1:People just passed by the girl because _______．| A．they pretended not to see her | | B．she pretended to be poor | | C．they never thought of helping her | | D．they knew the author would help her |
小题2:Which word can’t be used to describe the author?| A．Considerate． | B．Patient． | C．Helpful． | D．Powerful． |
小题3:Why was the author speechless?| A．He was shocked． | B．He didn’t manage to help the girl． | | C．He thought he was cheated． | D．He was in despair． |
小题4:Which of the following statements is TRUE?| A．The author smiled because he saw the girl was shy． | | B．The author had known that the girl was a real angel． | | C．The author believed that an angel was always watching him． | | D．The author decided to go back to the park because he was sure that the little girl would be there． |
小题5:What does “You’re all you have” mean?| A．You are ugly． | B．You are alone． | | C．You are strong． | D．You are rich． |
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While watching the Olympics the other night，I came across an unbelievable sight．It was not a gold medal，or a world record broken，but a show of courage．
The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks．For one reason or another，two of them false started，so they were disqualified．That left only one to compete．It would have been difficult enough，not having anyone to race against，even though the time on the clock is important．
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong．I’m not an expert swimmer，but I can tell a good dive from a poor one，and this was not exactly medal quality．When he resurfaced，it was evident that the man was not out for gold – his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle．The crowd started to laugh．Clearly this man was not a medal competitor．
I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time．Finally he made his turn to start back．It was pitiful．He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out．But in those few awful strokes，the crowd had changed．
No longer were they laughing，but beginning to cheer．Some even began to stand and shout “Come on，you can do it!” and he did．
A clear minute past the average swimmer，this young man finally finished his race．The crowd went wild．You would have thought that he had won the gold，and he should have．Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history，this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors．
Just a short year ago，he had never even swum，let alone race．His country had been invited to Sydney．
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold，or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors，it is nice to watch an underdog．
小题1:From the passage we can learn that the young man ．| A．made his turn to start back pitifully | | B．was skillful in freestyle in the game | | C．swam faster than the average swimmer | | D．was not capable enough to win the medal |
小题2:The crowd changed their attitudes because ．| A．they felt sorry for the young man | | B．they were moved by the young man’s courage | | C．they wanted to show their sympathy | | D．they meant to please the young man |
小题3:According to the passage，“it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means ．| A．it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself | | B．it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills | | C．it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors | | D．it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．The event started with three men，two of whom were disqualified later． | | B．The crowd started to laugh at the athlete’s arms waving in an attempt at freestyle． | | C．The athlete，as well as the author，is an expert swimmer． | | D．The swimming event is a show of courage rather than a fierce competition． |
小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?| A．Compete for Gold! | B．Try again! | | C．Break a Record! | D．Go for it! |
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